Federal Trade Commission v. Health Care One LLC, Americans4Healthcare Inc., Elite Business Solutions Inc., Mile High Enterprise Inc.
Published: Mar. 30, 2013 | Result Date: Jun. 14, 2012 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: SACV-10-1161-JVS-RNBx Settlement – $1,100,000
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Barbara Y.K. Chun
(Federal Trade Commission)
Faye C. Barnouw
(Federal Trade Commission)
Defendant
Facts
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged Health Care One LLC, Americans4Healthcare Inc., Elite Business Solutions Inc., and Mile High Enterprise Inc. with running a scam involving health insurance. A telemarketing operation allegedly tricked victims who were seeking affordable health insurance into buying worthless medical discount plans.
Result
The defendants agreed to settlements, which resulted in the issuance of 50,395 refund checks totaling more than $1.1 million to the victims. The defendants and their principals were also barred from engaging in any healthcare-related enterprises and from selling healthcare-related goods or services.
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